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Your medical malpractice lawyer in Baltimore, MD, at Greenberg Law Offices has a stable of expert witnesses who can evaluate your medical records and determine whether a breach of the standard of care occurred, […]","datePublished":"2024-04-08","dateModified":"2025-04-15","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/blog\/author\/greenberglawoffices\/#Person","name":"Greenberg Law Offices","url":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/blog\/author\/greenberglawoffices\/","identifier":7,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e0d600bf0d0a422eeda2a75c9d4b0240b93a50067ae011d1484f7dfed7467653?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e0d600bf0d0a422eeda2a75c9d4b0240b93a50067ae011d1484f7dfed7467653?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Greenberg Law Offices","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/greenberg-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/greenberg-logo.png","width":301,"height":94}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Founder-Henry-I.-Greenberg-with-attorney-Larry.jpg","url":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Founder-Henry-I.-Greenberg-with-attorney-Larry.jpg","width":790,"height":787},"url":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/blog\/dos-and-donts-of-medical-malpractice-cases\/","about":["Medical Malpractice"],"wordCount":431,"articleBody":"Do Gather All Your Medical RecordsYour medical records are crucial to proving that you were the victim of medical malpractice. Your medical malpractice lawyer in Baltimore, MD, at Greenberg Law Offices has a stable of expert witnesses who can evaluate your medical records and determine whether a breach of the standard of care occurred, leading to your injury, illness or infirmity.Do Locate the Last Five Years\u2019 Income Tax RecordsIf you want to recover damages for lost wages, you need evidence showing what the wages were that you\u2019ve lost. Your last five years of income tax records will clearly demonstrate the exact numbers for your claim.\u00a0Greenberg Law Offices\u00a0would advise you to bring all the supporting documents you can to your first appointment with a\u00a0medical malpractice lawyer in Baltimore, MD.Do Gather Family Photos and VideosFamily photographs and videos can show what your life used to be like, before the malpractice happened. You can compare and contrast the differences to prove pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.Don\u2019t Blog, Email, or Post on Social MediaIt\u2019s incredibly easy to slip up and say something innocuous like \u201cI\u2019m doing okay\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d when you\u2019re blogging, emailing, or posting on social media. Insurance companies will stalk you, both in real life and online, to see if you\u2019re really as injured from their client\u2019s negligence or recklessness as you say you are. They\u2019ll take your statements of being okay or fine and use them against you in negotiations with your medical malpractice lawyer in Baltimore, MD, or in court.Don\u2019t Miss Any Doctor\u2019s AppointmentsIf you miss any scheduled doctor\u2019s appointments to treat your injuries or infirmities after medical malpractice takes place, insurance companies can construe that to mean that you\u2019re not in as bad of shape as you\u2019re claiming. If you miss appointments, to their minds it means you\u2019re doing well enough that you don\u2019t need continued medical care, and will use that against you in negotiations.Don\u2019t Wait to Contact a LawyerYou should contact a lawyer as soon as is practical after medical malpractice impacts your life. There\u2019s a statute of limitations indicating how long you have to file a lawsuit \u2014 in Maryland, it\u2019s three years. Also, people\u2019s memories fade with time. The nurse who gave you the wrong medication has dozens of patients on any given day; she may have no idea who you are after a week or a month."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts of Medical Malpractice Cases","item":"https:\/\/greenberglawyers.com\/blog\/dos-and-donts-of-medical-malpractice-cases\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]